BARBARA B. ELMES

1933 - 2021

ELMES, Barbara B. Age 88, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, after a short illness on November 9, 2021. Born on the first day of May in 1933, Barbara was the daughter of Burton and Helen Bruce and the sister of the late Richard Bruce. She was the wife of Charles F. Elmes, who passed away in 1985. She and her husband had known one another since the first grade in Manchester, New Hampshire, where they were both born. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire and received a Master's in Education degree from Boston College. Barbara was gifted with an eye for beauty, style, and design. She was a federated flower show accredited judge and Landscape Design Master. Barbara will be remembered as an active community member of her beloved town, Weston, which she called home for nearly 60 years. Barbara was a photographer for The Weston Town Crier and found immense joy in capturing the people and places of her community. She enjoyed volunteering, giving back, and serving on committees of different organizations, particularly the Weston Garden Club. A lover of dogs, she enjoyed training the family's retrievers. Until her final days, Barbara followed the stock market and was an avid reader of The New York Times. She is survived by her three sons, Derrick and his wife Kirsten of Woolwich, Maine, David and his wife Linn of Lincoln, and Duncan of Weston, and her grandchildren, Samuel, Kate, Natalie, and Sophie. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 11:00 am at the First Parish Church in Weston, 349 Boston Post Road, Weston, where Barbara was a member and an active volunteer for over 50 years. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Linwood Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to The Grow Clinic for Children at Boston Medical Center, or the charity of one's choice. Arrangements entrusted to the care of the John C. Bryant Funeral Home of WAYLAND. For condolences, please visit: johncbryantfuneralhome.com